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No. 244,660. Patented July 19, 1881;

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN M. PITTS, OF POPLAR SPRINGS P. o., GEORGIA.

.PLOW-STOQCK.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 244,660, dated July 19, 1881.

Application filed May 23, 1881. (No model.)

' PITTS, a citizen of the United States, residing at Poplar Springs P. 0., in the county of Haralson and State of Georgia, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in a certain Iron-Foot Plow-Stock; and I do hereby declare that the'following is a full, clear, and exact description of the same, reference being had to the annexed drawing, making a part of this specification, and to the letters and figures of reference marked thereon.

The present invention has relation to certain new and useful improvements in plows; and

it consists in the manner of connecting the standard with the brace, whereby increased strength and durability are obtained and a more perfect and rigid connection is formed between the brace and standard. These objects I attain by the construction shown in the drawing and'hereinafter described.

In the accompanying drawing, which represents a perspective view of my invention, Ais the plow-beam, B the standard, and O the brace, all of which are constructed of metal. The beam A has suitable handles connected to it, and the standard B is so formed as to embrace both sides of the beam at its upper ends, to which said standard is pivoted. The curved brace G in like manner embraces the rear end of the plow-beam, and is adjustably 7 same line of meeting, between the end of brace and standard, as all the strain of the standard,

by the use of the toggle-arm 11, works backagainst the shoulders orend of the brace, against which it comes in contact, thus the strain upon the rivet that connects the togglearm to the standard being entirely removed. This manner of connecting the brace to the standard by thejemployment of an intermediate device in the form of a toggle-arm adds great strength to the plow, and also enables the standard to be raised or lowered,'as circumstances may require, by the adjustment of the brace upon the rear end of tlie plow-beam.

Having now fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

The plow-beam A, having pivoted thereto the standard B, in combination with the adjustablebrace G, and toggle-arm b, rigidly connected to the lower end of the brace and pivoted to the standard, substantially as and Y 

